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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

That actually isn’t a bad analogy as I was advocating a pretty dramatic shift in the role of the kaizen workshop leaders. Classes and Courses ? The vast majority of our teaching should be experiential, and based in real-world situations, solving actual problems vs. examples and contrived exercises. Teaching and Learning.

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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

Logistics Bureau

For example: Alignment of strategy and cost leads to happy shareholders. As an example, let’s say that as a part of its customer service promise, your company guarantees its customers that they will receive their orders within 24 hours. Why does the C-suite want the three pillars aligned?

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“Selling Baoli creates strong customer relationships”

Logistics Business Magazine

MV: Of course! MV: The price is of course an important factor for many of our customers, even if it is not fundamental. MV: Of course, these negotiations are very individual. For example, we provided one of our customers with a forklift truck on loan to cover their production peaks, and offered them a 2.5-tonne

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Game-changing intralogistics technologies at IMHX 2022

Logistics Business Magazine

Of course, other forms of robotic and automated intralogistics technology are taking off too. In addition to the full exhibition floor, which includes names such as Whittan Group, Knapp, Combilift, Geekplus, Cesab, Zebra Technologies and Swisslog, IMHX 2022 will also host a multi-track series of educational seminars, talks and workshops.

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TGW to Add Digital Twin to ‘Rovolution’ Upgrade

Logistics Business Magazine

At LogiMAT 2020, TGW is continuing on its course of progress and adding a digital twin of Rovolution to the product line. Furthermore, a look into the future will be possible, for example, to predict when certain maintenance tasks have to be carried out. This collaboration provides insights from a digitalisation perspective.

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5 Steps to Solve a Supply Chain Crisis

GlobalTranz

For example, if you operate in an area prone to bushfires, you need to consider how this will affect the roads and infrastructure. You can encourage adult training by offering free workshops and classes for your management team, or offer reimbursement for supply chain management courses. Download white paper. Author Bio.

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Imperial Logistics Opens Supply Chain Lab in Cape Town

Logistics Business Magazine

The services made available at the Supply Chain Labs in Berlin and Cape Town include digitalisation workshops and training courses for consolidating digital skills. He cites a business intelligence tool that analyses the profitability of contracts as an example of an MVP that was recently developed at the Berlin SCL. “We